16 minutes ago
(AP) A Palestinian report shows human rights abuses by the rival governments in the West Bank and Gaza are on the rise.The Palestinian Independent Commission for Human Rights said in its annual report Tuesday that incidents of abuse are up 10 ...
16 minutes ago
(AP) A Saudi official says police have detained 10 more members of an alleged Iranian spy ring _ eight Saudis, one Lebanese and one Turkish national.Interior Ministry spokesman Maj. Gen. Mansour al-Turki said in a statement Tuesday that investigations in the ...
16 minutes ago
(AP) A Saudi online newspaper says Oman is proposing that women be banned from wearing face veils when driving.Al-Watan said Tuesday Oman made the proposal at a meeting of Gulf Cooperation Council police traffic department heads. It singled out the niqab, ...
16 minutes ago
(AP) The head of Algeria's main Islamist political party has called for the country's ailing president to appear on television to dispel rumors over his health after a three week absence.Abderrazzak Mukri, the leader of the Movement of Society for Peace, ...
16 minutes ago
(AP) An outspoken Tunisian feminist who scandalized the country by posting topless photos of herself online has been arrested and may be charged for conducting "provocative acts" at a religious center where police prevented hardline Islamists from holding their annual conference, ...
16 minutes ago
(AP) Here is a look at the deadliest attacks in Iraq since the withdrawal of U.S. troops on Dec. 18, 2011:_ May 20, 2013: A wave of attacks, some at markets and rush hour crowds, hour killed at least 86 people ...
16 minutes ago
(AP) Jordan's prime minister says the Arab Spring has forced governments in the region to allow more freedom of expression and of the press.Abdullah Ensour said at a meeting of the Geneva-based International Press Institute on Monday that Jordan has "come ...
17 minutes ago
(AP) Iran's election overseers say they will bar candidates who are physically weak from running in next month's presidential election, a clear nod toward a former president.The entry of Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, 78, into the election race could reduce chances for ...
17 minutes ago
(AP) United Arab Emirates-based construction company Arabtec says it's working to resolve a rare strike by laborers seeking higher wages.Labor protests are uncommon across the Gulf Arab states, which depend on workers mostly from South Asia for vital construction jobs. Entire ...
17 minutes ago
(AP) Israeli police say a bungled bank robbery in a southern city left four people dead before the gunman took his own life.Police spokesman Micky Rosenfeld says four people were killed when at least one gunman entered the bank in the ...
17 minutes ago
(AP) Iran says it has started mass producing a new sophisticated air defense missile system capable of engaging low-altitude aircraft.The Monday report by state TV quotes Defense Minister Gen. Ahmad Vahidi as saying the new system, dubbed Herz-9 or Talisman-9 in ...
17 minutes ago
(AP) Israeli police say vandals have spray-panted slogans on the home of one of the leaders of a liberal Jewish women's group that has angered ultra-Orthodox communities over its demands for equality of worship.Israeli TV footage showed black writing on the ...
17 minutes ago
(AP) The Israeli military says gunfire from Syria has hit the Israeli-controlled Golan Heights overnight.The military said on Monday that the gunfire did not cause any damage or injuries. The military says it believes the fire was accidental.Israel has found itself ...
17 minutes ago
(AP) Israel has completed an investigation into a decade-old French TV report that claimed Israeli forces killed a Palestinian boy in a gunbattle with Palestinian militants, saying the video was misleading and unfairly blamed Israel.France 2 network's images from Sept. 30, ...
17 minutes ago
(AP) An Israeli defense official says the head of the American CIA spy agency has made an unannounced visit to Israel.The official says CIA chief John Brennan met Israeli Defense Minister Moshe Yaalon. He did not disclose other details.The official spoke ...
Facebook Connect